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Cloud Taxes: Are States Heading In Right Direction? Image

Cloud Taxes: Are States Heading In Right Direction?

Ed Silverstein

It is no surprise that several states and a few cities are looking to tax cloud computing transactions given the increasing popularity of the cloud among businesses.

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New DOJ Actions Impact GC and Compliance Officer Roles Image

New DOJ Actions Impact GC and Compliance Officer Roles

Michael W. Peregrine

Several new, highly publicized fraud enforcement initiatives of the DOJ are likely to impact the roles of the general counsel and chief compliance officer. Here's why.

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Worker Injury in the 'Internet Workplace' Image

Worker Injury in the 'Internet Workplace'

Jonathan Bick

Billions of people use the Internet for work-related purposes. According to the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, the fastest growing demographic for Internet workers is people aged 45 to 54. This is the same age group that is most likely to engage in workplace injury litigation.

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MPAA International Piracy War Yields Two Key Wins Image

MPAA International Piracy War Yields Two Key Wins

Zach Warren

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently announced that two major piracy websites, Popcorn Time and YTS, were shuttered following pro-MPAA court rulings in Canada and New Zealand.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> YouTube to Offer Posters Legal Support to Defend Fair Use of Videos Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> YouTube to Offer Posters Legal Support to Defend Fair Use of Videos

Lisa Shuchman

In a sign that YouTube may be willing to push back against indiscriminate allegations of copyright infringement, the company announced it will offer legal support, including covering court costs, to protect some videos on its site that it believes meet the standard of 'fair use' under copyright law but have been challenged with takedown notices.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FanDuel and DraftKings Hit with About 40 Class Actions Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FanDuel and DraftKings Hit with About 40 Class Actions

Amanda Bronstad

FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc. are facing about 40 class actions claiming that the online daily fantasy sport sites fraudulently enticed customers into participating in illegal gambling.

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NV Fantasy Sports Ruling Comes Amidst NJ's Betting Bid Image

NV Fantasy Sports Ruling Comes Amidst NJ's Betting Bid

Michael Booth

Nevada's recent crackdown on fantasy sports operations could have a beneficial effect on New Jersey's latest bid to legalize sports betting, according to lawyers involved in the gaming industry.

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Heightened Cybersecurity Concerns Impact IP Strategies

Milton Springut

Recent widely reported cybersecurity breaches have further heightened awareness of the issue, which is of significantly increasing concern both to businesses and government. Government regulators have pressed for greater cybersecurity efforts ' with the FTC's authority in this area being recently upheld by the Third Circuit.

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Fifth Amendment Does Not Extend To 'Digital Person' Image

Fifth Amendment Does Not Extend To 'Digital Person'

Shari Claire Lewis

An acrimonious marital breakup has been known to bring out the worst in some people. Those battles increasingly are fought on the technology field, thereby leaving courts to determine complex personal rights issues in the context of grown-ups 'behaving badly.

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State, Federal Law Differ on Franchisors As Joint Employers Image

State, Federal Law Differ on Franchisors As Joint Employers

Craig R. Tractenberg

It seems that the definition of employer under state law is becoming more restrictive but the definition under federal statutes has become more flexible. The reason is a federal political agenda to empower the National Labor Relations Act to encourage collective bargaining of employees of franchises.

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